Obs. Forms: 6–7 lardery, -erie, lardarie, -y, lardrie, -y. [ad. OF. larderie, f. lard: see LARD sb. and -ERY.] LARDER1 1.
1538. Leland, Itin., I. 55. The 4 [Tower] conteinith the Botery, Pantery, Pastery, Lardery, and Kechyn.
1594. Barnfield, Aff. Sheph., II. xiv. Then will I lay out all my Lardarie (Of Cheese, of Cracknells, Curds and Clowted-creame).
1598. Florio, Carnaio, Carnario, a lardrie or place to hang and keepe meate in.
1631. Weever, Anc. Funeral Mon., 630. Clarke of the Kings Kitchin, and keeper of his Lardarie.
1661. Cowley, Adv. Exper. Philos., in Verses & Ess. (1669), 45. That it contain the Kitchin, Butteries, Brewhouse, Bakehouse, Dairy, Lardry, Stables, &c.
attrib. 1649. in E. B. Chancellor, Hist. Richmond (1885), 91. One little Gallery above-stayrs, used for the Pantry and Larderie men.
